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APPARATUS FOR GHEGKING AND OON'TROLLINGRUNAWAY HORSES. No. 331,350. Patented Dec, 1, 1885.

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APPARATUS FOR CHECKING AND CONTROLLING RUNAWAY HORSES.

$PEC'IFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,350, dated December 1, 1885.

Application filed August 22, 1885. Serial No. 175, 104. (No model.) Patented in England September 6, 1.884, No.12,074; in France October 7, 1884, No. 164,646; in Belgium October 13, 1884, No. 48,830; in Germany October 18, 1884, No. 44,468, and in Austria- October 22, 1884, No. 39,734.

To all whom it may concern: The above arrangementis suitable fordraft- Be it known that 1, WILLIAM OWEN IVAL- horses. For riding, I attach the ends of the LEY, of Altrinchain, near Manchester, in the cord or strap to the upper rings, and pull it county of Chester, England, have invented through the lower rings, thus placing it in a 50 certain new and useful Improvements in Apposition where it can be held like a curb-rein paratus for Instantly Checking and Controlby the rider. ling Runaway and Vicious Horses without I have so far described for illustration the Injury-oi which the following is a specificamanner in which the apparatus is made; but tion. in practice the whole apparatus is kept ready 55 It consists of an arrangementofstraps,cords, for use with the cord (or strap) rove through pulleys, and rings, by means of which the the rings orpulleys, and can be placed round driver or rider can instantly cause a powerful the horses neck, and buckled by means of a compression upon the windpipe of the horse, bucklein thelower piece of banding,and when thus checking his breath and compelling him the ends of the elastic bands (orspiral springs) 6 1 to stop, and after maintaining the pressure as are hitched to the bit-ring is instantly ready long as desired as instantly relieve it. It is or use. constructed in the following manner: I take By e s O t is ppar a V CiOIJS 110F 36 two short lengths of banding 01' either leather, can b ri en 1 riven Wi h a bitwebbing, or other suitable material. To each In order that the foregoing may be better 6 2 end of each piece I attach astrong metal ring understood, I attach hereunto a sheet of drawor a small pulley. One of these pieces of iugs, in which banding I place across the top of the horses Figure 1 shows the apparatus as arranged neck, and one beneath it round the windpipe, g, d F g- 2 88 a g O vand connect the two rings (or blocks) on one ing- 7O side of the neck together by a piece of ilk In both figures the letter a a indicates the (or other) cord or by a narrow leather strap, two short pieces of handing; b b,the two rings, one end of which I attach permanently to the (which may be exchanged for any sort of suitlower ring (or block) on one side, and then able pulley or sheave blocks;) 00, the silk cord pass it through the upper ring or block on the (or thin strap,) and e e the elastic bands (or 75 same side, then through the lower ring, (or spiral springs) connecting the apparatus with block,) and finally again through the upper the bitring. Ting, 0 when I carry it over to the Having thus described my invention, I deother side of the horses neck, and repeat the sire to claim process with the other end through the other A checking apparatus consisting of the 80 two rings,(or blocks.) hands a a with rings 1) b, the elastic bands 0 e, The apparatus now formsacollar roundthe attached to the bridle and rings 12, and the neck of the horse, and upon pulling the cord cords c c, all arranged, combined, and operwhere it crosses the horses neck a powerful ated substantially as and for the purpose set pressure is immediately brought to bear upon forth. v85 the windpipe of the horse. I now attach to A I11 testimony that I claim the foregoing I the lower ring on each side an elastic band or have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of spiral spring, which I connect by means of a August, 1885.

suitable fastening with the ring of the bit. \VILLIAM OWEN WALLEY. This arrangement slackens the tightening cord Witnesses: 5 (or strap) directly the user relieves his strain ARTHUR GARRIOK,

upon it. VVALTER A. GREEN. 

